Chapter 452: Spear Torpedo
But if the secret service organization is delegated to the cabinet and the Congress, it will not be conducive to Emperor Yang's control of power, and in the final analysis, he is still playing the role of a sole minister, but in the skin of a constitutional monarchy.
And he's going to keep it that way.
Then this spy organization must still be in his own hands, so Emperor Yang quickly put aside the idea of also having an FBI or CIA, but simply reformed his attendants, mainly in terms of division of labor, divided into several departments according to the scope of responsibility.
And the signboard of the chamberlain is also a good cover, if he does any other organization under the name of the royal family, not to mention that it will arouse the vigilance of foreigners, even the old guys in the parliament should also think about Jinyiwei, you must know that Yuan Shikai's reputation outside is not very good now, and some parliamentarians who are dissatisfied with some of Yang Feng's decisions, they cannot have the courage to complain about the emperor's majesty, but it doesn't matter if they scold the chief attendant.
This is not surprising, many of Yang Feng's decisions, especially the suppression of landlords, will inevitably cause their dissatisfaction, similar contradictions can not be only this one, an era that is undergoing drastic changes, contradictions are always endless, after solving one The next day I opened my eyes and the second one will definitely appear again, but even if Yang Feng can't solve it, there is a way to transfer it to a certain unlucky ghost, so he is so keen on foreign aggression, he just wants to use the pain of foreigners to give him time to solve domestic contradictions.
If the royal family makes a modern version of Jinyiwei, then the big head brother, the traitorous minister hat who bewitches the saints, will be able to sit down, although ask yourself, in fact, in most cases, it is Yang Feng who teaches the bad attendants.
And this will cause a rift between the emperor and his subjects, Chinese are generally very sensitive to this kind of institution, mainly because there are too many examples in history, they can believe that the emperor will always be a Ming monarch, but there are always traitors around the emperor. It will also make them very disappointed, their dissatisfaction will increase, and the society will become disharmonious, at that time, as the emperor, he will inevitably have to let the eldest brother make a sacrifice to meet the expectations of the common people, the Holy Lord Mingjun, in other words, Emperor Yang really doesn't want to play like this, it's boring.
It didn't matter if it was just the internal reform of the chamberlain, which was theoretically just a personal staff of the emperor, without any real power in its hands. Even if such an institution were to be replaced, it would not attract anyone's attention.
"Your Majesty, the second attack by the British and French fleets on the Strait of Otranto." The traitorous minister who was bewitching the saint came to the painting boat and leaned on the railing and said with emotion to the old emperor.
The British and French fleets were bound to win this time, with nine perfect battleships and seven old battleships, a full four times the advantage, ready to crush the Austro-Hungarian fleet, especially the four London-class battleships, which were equipped with a centralized fire control system, even in the British Royal Navy. This is also the latest frontier battleship, and the speed of thirty knots also shows the shipbuilding strength of the British Empire, of course, this point has no meaning in the Strait of Otranto, and it is careless. It's time for someone to come up and warn you about crossing the line.
It's a pity that the imposing British and French fleets have no idea that traps have been laid on the opposite side and are waiting for them.
"Did we deliver our gifts?" Yang Feng asked casually with a fishing rod.
"It was delivered five days ago, but the Austrians are still not sure how to operate it themselves, so our engineers are still there to teach them. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary has personally sent a telegram asking you to allow those engineers to stay and help them as Austrian citizens. Yuan Shikai said.
"It doesn't matter, it's just a trifle!" Yang Feng said lightly.
Otranto Strait. Nine British and French battleships lined up, showing that their sides were pouring shells on them with maximum firepower, while the other seven old battleships were on the right flank, as they had done last time, in a posture ready to attack from the flanks to disperse the opposing fire.
On the opposite side of them, the four Austro-Hungarian combined-forces battleships, also facing the enemy with their bows as they did last time, put on a posture of casual fighting, anyway, at such a distance, it is impossible for the 305 guns to penetrate their main armor under any circumstances, but as long as their shells hit, no matter where they hit, the result will be a lot of trauma.
After more than ten minutes of fighting, the British and French fleets began to move forward, after all, their task is to open the Strait of Otranto, even if they suffer certain losses, they must complete this task, but the speed is not very fast, only a dozen knots, this is understandable, too fast will definitely affect the accuracy of shooting, not to mention that it is too fast and easy to crash into the Ottoman naval warships defending their territorial waters.
To the inexplicability of the Anglo-French commander, at this time, the four combined forces class stopped directly, ignoring their intentions at all, and anchored on the sea like four floating islands, constantly roaring like a challenge with three, five, or six main guns.
"Bastard, what are these guys trying to do?" On the battleship London, Admiral Simon, the new commander of the British Mediterranean Fleet, watched this scene inexplicably.
"Maybe they're expecting us to close the distance, after all, the closer they are, the higher their hit rate will definitely be, and with the power of their main guns, it's easier to sink our warships at close range." An officer next to him said with a wry smile, but the power of the Austro-Hungarian fleet's three, five, and six main guns today really impressed them, and of course what was even more impressive was the strong armored defense of these four battleships.
What they didn't know was that while they were talking, twenty kilometers away from them, on the four light cruisers of the Austro-Hungarian light fleet, groups of people wearing Austro-Plenum uniforms were busy nervously.
This is Yang Feng's gift to Emperor Joseph, his copy of the World War II Japanese spear oxygen torpedo.
The Strait of Otranto he must defend, before the Ottoman Empire entered the war, this is the most important trade route, in order to continue the war money in the future, this guy can be regarded as a bloody capital, copying such a torpedo does not have any technical problems for him at all, the technical level of this thing itself is not high, the reason why the Japanese were able to make it, it is just that they happened to accidentally solve the problem of pure oxygen ignition, except for some key parts made underwater by the head of a beautiful woman, The vast majority of parts were even produced on their own at the torpedo factory in Fuzhou.
The first batch of this guy made twenty strips, each selling for a ton of gold, all of which were sold to the Austrians, and such a huge profit was also the reason why he could not refuse the request of Archduke Ferdinand, after all, the people had paid a full twenty tons of gold, and as an honest businessman, Emperor Yang still did not mind meeting the additional needs of his customers.
Besides, even if this matter is stabbed out, what can the British do? You have the ability to bite me! Believe it or not, I'm going to beat you up with the Germans, but if everyone is mature, it's not like this thing can't be sold to you.
But now, this torpedo still had to be aimed at the British first, and under the guidance of torpedo engineers from China, the huge torpedo tubes on one of the cruisers pointed directly at the battleship Prince of Wales in the British fleet, and after the four combined forces class stopped, a huge window was left for its launch, and the latest battleship that was diagonally inserted from the front was as eye-catching as a huge target.
Lin Jiasheng, a torpedo engineer from China, nodded slightly to the Austrian sailor who was watching him after adjusting all the parameters, and the sailor immediately pulled the launch wrench, close to the three-ton torpedo, and flew out of the front end in an instant, at this moment Lin Jiasheng held his breath, he naturally knew the danger of this torpedo, but soon his spirit relaxed, because at this time the torpedo had ignited under the water, and began to move forward at high speed, as long as the ignition did not explode, then until it hit the target, the torpedo would not explode again.
The oxygen torpedo, six hundred and ten millimeters in diameter, was like a ghost under the water, leaving no trace, at a high speed of more than fifty knots, and at this time its target was not aware of the slightest, and the two sides seemed to have a tacit understanding to advance towards a predetermined meeting point.
At the same time that Lin Jiasheng fired the torpedo, another cruiser also fired a torpedo safely, targeting the Queen, which was immediately behind the Prince of Wales.
The battle at sea became more intense, as the distance narrowed, the hit rate of the 356 giant cannon of the combined force class soared, and the huge cannonball was like a giant axe to split wounds on the British and French battleships, and the 305 main guns on the same British and French battleships also began to pose a real threat to the combined forces class, in addition to the main armor belt, some of the thinner armor positions were penetrated, and the fragments of steel in the huge explosion were scattered and splashed with the firelight, but at this time, the sailors on both sides were bloody, Fight frantically in blood and fire.
The distance of twenty kilometers was actually relatively shortened because the British battleship was moving forward diagonally, but the torpedo of fifty knots also had to run for more than ten minutes, which was an incomparably long time for Lin Jiasheng and the Austro-Hungarian naval soldiers around him, and one gaze kept alternating between the pocket watch in his hand and the battleship on the sea.
"It's time." Lin Jiasheng said suddenly.
"Why didn't it explode?" An Austro-Hungarian officer next to him said, and as soon as he finished speaking, he saw a flame suddenly arch at the waterline of the Prince of Wales, and at the same time the giant ship of more than 20,000 tons was thrown up like a toy. (To be continued......)